Slight damage in Chestnut Street fire

Tuesday

Jan 22, 2013 at 2:13 PMJan 22, 2013 at 2:14 PM

Electrical fire quickly extinguished

An electrical fire Monday evening caused minor damage to a home in the 300 block of South Chestnut Street.The Kewanee Fire Department responded at 9:44 p.m. to the Brian Cleveland home at 302 S. Chestnut St.Fire Chief Paul Schaecher said the outside electrical feed was arcing and a fire started on the exterior and into the walls of the house. Schaecher said firefighters helped an Ameren employee remove the electric meter and turn off the gas. The fire chief described the fire as “minor” but firefighters remained on the scene until after 11 p.m. to ensure the fire was completely extinguished. No injuries were reported.